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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Mictheslik » Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:12 pm

I'll hopefully be in the loop on the 14th to catch the A10s have a final blast around (another hopefully :P)

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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Anark » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:44 pm

I saw the A-10s over Dover last year
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Jul 05, 2008 3:47 am

I'm hopefully going next Sunday to RIAT 8-)
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby The-Black-Sheep » Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:01 am

I'll be there on Saturday  :)

Airbus are bringing there new toy aswell, will be great to see the A380 close up.

And the vulcan!!  :D :D :D :D

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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby mrjake2002 » Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:47 am

Now lets just hope it doesn't rain too much... forecast is bad.  ::)
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby The-Black-Sheep » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:52 am

Have heard its meant to improve on the weekend...looking around 24 degrees...apparantley  ;D

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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby waspiflab » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:36 pm

Roll on saturday

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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Mictheslik » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:02 pm

Have fun in the mud everyone!....that's if anything turns up at all....loads of the stuff due in today didn't come ;)

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury.....I now know I made the right decision in booking tickets to Cambridge ;)

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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby mrjake2002 » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:13 pm

Have fun in the mud everyone!....that's if anything turns up at all....loads of the stuff due in today didn't come ;)

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury.....I now know I made the right decision in booking tickets to Cambridge ;)

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We'll see. A jet can handle bad weather much better than a warbird.  ;)
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Hagar » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:17 pm

Hope the weather's a little better for you at the weekend. It's been a rotten week so far.

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury....

Whose brilliant idea was that? I can see the chaos now. ::)

.I now know I made the right decision in booking tickets to Cambridge ;)

Not sure the weather will be any better in Cambridge. Which day are you going to Duxford? If it looks reasonable I might see you there. ;)
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Mictheslik » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:19 pm

.I now know I made the right decision in booking tickets to Cambridge ;)

Not sure the weather will be any better in Cambridge. Which day are you going to Duxford? If it looks reasonable I might see you there. ;)


Saturday is the only day for convenient train times......the BBC five day forecast looks like light rain...but that thing's always wrong  ;D ;D

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Have fun in the mud everyone!....that's if anything turns up at all....loads of the stuff due in today didn't come ;)

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury.....I now know I made the right decision in booking tickets to Cambridge ;)

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We'll see. A jet can handle bad weather much better than a warbird.  ;)


Yes, but at Duxford there are many hangars of delights to peruse should the rain fall too hard ;)
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby C » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:25 pm

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury....

Whose brilliant idea was that? I can see the chaos now. ::)


I suspect it may have something to do with the American security side of things.

As for RIAT - Friday's the day, to see the RAF 90 flypast. :) Having seen most of the elements over the last 2 days floating around, it will probably be the most impressive since the BoB 50th in 1990.
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby Mictheslik » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:28 pm

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury....

Whose brilliant idea was that? I can see the chaos now. ::)


I suspect it may have something to do with the American security side of things.


I've heard it being said that it's also to prevent the ground from being too churned up on one day....still...makes no business sense to me whatsoever....

Also rumours that they are trying their best to get windbreaks, mini tents and stepladders away from the crowdline....good news for people like me, but for families I can understand why they have them....

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PS...Unfortunately I'm going to be in school on Friday as it's the last day of term and I want to go in to sing Jerusalem  :D :D :P
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby C » Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:40 pm

Oh, and in case no-one else has noticed, you will no longer be able to buy tickets on the gate on Saturday......I can see a lot of angry people in Gloucestershire this weekend...TBH this is the final straw as RIAT is concerned for me.....it's too big, the price is extortionate, and this development adds insult to injury....

Whose brilliant idea was that? I can see the chaos now. ::)


I suspect it may have something to do with the American security side of things.


I've heard it being said that it's also to prevent the ground from being too churned up on one day....still...makes no business sense to me whatsoever....

Also rumours that they are trying their best to get windbreaks, mini tents and stepladders away from the crowdline....good news for people like me, but for families I can understand why they have them....

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PS...Unfortunately I'm going to be in school on Friday as it's the last day of term and I want to go in to sing Jerusalem
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Re: RIAT 2008!!!

Postby mrjake2002 » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:14 pm

Yes. A little note came with my tickets saying that the use of windbreaks, tents, ladders, etc were banned within the front 10 metres. Sounds like a good idea, but I don't envy the cadets who have to enforce it!

I got the familiar "buzz" today... thanks to the arrival report... http://www.airshows.org.uk/2008/airshow ... index.html

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